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...He said blogging was his way to archive and share his 10 years of newsletter work, including some of what he believes to be the earliest writing on Lasik, a form of Glasser said what has also emerged from the blogosphere is the "citizen journalist" like Matt Drudge, whose Drudge Report somewhat infamously broke news of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky's blue dress.

Glasser cautions that this unregulated breed of blogger can post stories without oversight or verification.

The result can mean the public may take for fact what is not.

The citizen journalists also tend toward the salacious, he said."Their influence is getting huge," Glasser said.The Salem State professor pointed to the undoing of former CBS front man Dan Rather, who left his job after bloggers discredited his "60 Minutes" report on President Bush's National Guard service."It rips through the blogosphere like a prairie fire," Glasser said of Rather's demise.And Ehrlich learned the hard way the limits of technology.

Her database crashed earlier this month, taking with it most of her past posts and links.

"A newspaper is a more durable news source," said Ehrlich, depressed by the loss of so much ...

...With illnesses affecting not only people’s quality of life, but often their ability to function in their own day to day working environment, Perfect Profiles is offering a service which is no longer merely a speedier and more cost effective choice for consumers when compared to private healthcare in the UK; but often the only affordable course of action, enabling patients to regain control of their lives through opting for overseas private healthcare in Hungary.

Mike Silford, Managing Director of Perfect Profiles, comments: “Many of the people that choose to opt for overseas healthcare with Perfect Profiles have horrifying stories to tell as their healthcare needs have clearly not been met by the failing NHS.

We do all we can to help them find alternative care in Hungary at a price they can afford and since we were established in 2004 there has been a definite shift towards more serious surgery, which is now at its peak.” Stories like those from Mr.

Mobley, one of two very anxious parents from Stafford, are becoming a regular occurrence for the company.

The family travelled with Perfect Profiles to Hungary after the NHS failed them; leaving their son to face another four months wait before his operation to remove galls...

...Laser may smash your glasses but is a beam in your eye a bit short-sighted?

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